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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE OREGON COLLECTOR
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A STAINED WOOD RUYI SCEPTER WITH RETICULATED AND
INLAID DECORATION
18th century
The scepter head and the gently curving handle deeply undercut with
strap work and leaf scroll patterns accented by incised outlines, dark
brown surfaces further enhanced by tiny tiles of mother-of pearl, ivory
and bone tinted in shades of green inlaid to form the ribboned chime
and lotus panel on the scepter head, the pomegranate branch at the
center and the bat above lingzhi fungus at the base, the underside of
the handle also carefully finished with further scroll work in raised relief.
13 1/2in (34.2cm) long
US$3,000 - 5,000
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